Control pedal disabling device

A motor vehicle anti-theft device of the type adapted to disable a control pedal of the vehicle to preclude operation of the control pedal, characterized in that:

• the device includes an outer hollow elongated housing having a foot, an inner elongated shaft generally coaxial with the housing and mounted for rotary movement and longitudinal sliding movement within the housing, a first clamp member journalled on the shaft, a second clamp member threadably mounted on the shaft, and means precluding rotary movement of the second clamp member relative to the housing whereby the clamp members are moved together by rotation of the shaft;
• the device is applied to the pedal by positioning the clamp members on opposite sides of the pedal, sliding the housing longitudinally relative to the shaft to engage the foot of the housing against the vehicle floor board, and rotating the shaft to clamp the clamp members on the pedal;
• the device further includes lock means operative to selectively lock the housing and shaft against relative rotary and longitudinal movement;
• the lock means includes a pin tumbler lock mounted on the housing and including a lock pin;
• and
• the shaft includes a plurality of locking bores for selective coaction with the lock pin to lock the shaft against relative rotary and axial movement within the housing and any of the plurality of axial positions of the shaft relative to the housing.

A motor vehicle anti-theft device adapted to engage and disable a control pedal of the vehicle, said device comprising:

• inner and outer elongated members mounted for relative telescopic axial movement;
• a pair of clamp members mounted on the inner telescopic member and adapted to respectively engage opposite faces of the pedal;
• means operative to translatorily and axially move the clamp members together;
• and
• means operative to lock the inner and outer elongated members together in any position of telescopic adjustment of the members.